In the 18th chapter of the Gospel of John we see this major amount of soldiers armed with lanterns, torches and weapons coming to arrest Jesus. Obviously they were expecting to arrest a major man of war, not one peaceful rabbi teaching peace, love, and as such they were armed to the teeth. They come to the garden, and He asks them who are they looking for? They reply that they are looking for Jesus, and He answers in the most dramatic of manners with a simple:"I Am". The simple phrase is filled with such power, that the soldiers are slain in the spirit int he garden by the power inherent in this name. What is this Name?
This is the same name that God used when Moses asked Him:"Who are you?" in Exodus 6. God said, tell the people "I AM".
I am indicates, that God is the God of the present tense. he is present now. He said He forgets our confessed (and repented sin). He forgets our past. God lives in the present tense. Hebrews 11:1 says that Faith is Now!! In Hebrews 11:6 we are told that without this faith, we cannot please God. It takes a now faith to please a Now God. God is in the present tense. Fear is in the past tense. Fear is the opposite of faith and in reality is based upon your past experiences! Fear is past tense, faith is present tense. Where are you living?
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